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TickTickBoomReview
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Guest Writer

Review – tick, tick…BOOM!

Guest reviewer The Nerd Review has a look at tick, tick…BOOM, nominated for two Oscars! I’m not a huge musical person. I haven’t seen that many, and I don’t really go out of my way for them. However, I loved this movie. Based on the off-broadway show of the same name, the movie follows the

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2022OscarNominations
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llyzabeth

Oscar 2022 Nominations announced!

The nominations for the 2022 Oscars have been announced! See below for the full list, including links to movie reviews we’ve already posted. Check back often, as we’ll update the list with even more reviews to come. Best Picture BelfastCoda – WINNERDon’t Look UpDrive My CarDuneKing RichardLicorice PizzaNightmare AlleyThe Power Of The DogWest Side Story

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ThePowerOfTheDogReview
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Review – The Power of the Dog

Guest reviewer Rabz has a review of The Power of the Dog, nominated for a whopping 12 Oscars! The main draw to The Power Of The Dog for me was the persistent clamouring of praise for the performance of Benedict Cumberbatch. I hadn’t in fact been wholly over familiar with the work of director Jane

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DriveMyCarReview
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Review – Drive My Car

Guest reviewer Chad Clark has a review of Drive My Car, nominated for four Oscars! If a foreign film with a three-hour runtime sounds like a chore, you may stop reading. Still here? Good. Based on a short story by Haruki Murakami, Drive My Car centers on a widowed thespian (Hidetoshi Nishijima) who takes a

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DontLookUpReview
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Review – Don’t Look Up

It’s never too early to get a jump on possible Oscar nominations; guest reviewer theseadogsentiment has a review of Don’t Look Up. It is not common to feel refreshed by a movie, but leave it to Adam McKay to run the bath AND be waiting for you with a towel afterward. In my opinion, his

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WestSideStoryReview
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Review – West Side Story (2021)

It’s never too early to get a jump on the potential Oscar nominations: guest reviewer Pasha Ivanov has a look at Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story. This is not an easy movie to review. The difficulty for a reviewer these days lies in not giving away any spoilers. In this case everyone knows

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SpiderManNoWayHomeReviewHeader
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Spider-Man: No Way Home

Directed by Jon Watts, Spider-Man: No Way Home follows Peter Parker (Tom Holland) whose identity as Spider-Man is exposed by Mysterio and is framed for his death after the end of Spider-Man Far: From Home. Parker’s life and reputation are turned upside down as it affects everything and everyone he loves. He seeks out Doctor

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Dune2021review
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Dune (2021)

Directed by Denis Villeneuve and based on the novel by Frank Herbert, Dune follows the story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his

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NoTimeToDieReview
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – James Bond: No Time To Die

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, No Time To Die follows James Bond (Daniel Craig) who is enjoying his now tranquil life with Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux) after leaving active service. However, his peace is short-lived as secrets of her past surface and split the two apart. On his own, Bond is contacted by his old

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